Monthly Archives: December 2012

NETANYAHU, ISRAEL AND SO-CALLED PALESTINIANS

Posted on December 29, 2012 by rj1340

(Reprinted from previous publications) Even those who aren’t particularly sympathetic to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, could get a good measure of satisfaction from this interview with British Television during the retaliation against Hamas’ shelling of Israel. The interviewer asked him: “How … Continue reading →

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GUNS, GUNS AND MORE GUNS: LIFE IN WAYNE’S WORLD

Posted on December 26, 2012 by rj1340

The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newport, Connecticut re-ignited our nation’s simmering conflict between those who insist on having guns and those who insist on taking them away, the stereotypical dispersion pitting right-wing gun advocates against left-wing conscientious objectors. The reality being … Continue reading →

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BEN STEIN AND MIKE HUCKABEE WANT MORE GOD IN OUR SCHOOLS

Posted on December 20, 2012 by rj1340

Ben Stein and Mike Huckabee represent one of the three main camps of deep thinkers who have a solution to the scourge of gun violence. Of the three camps, gun-control, mental health and religion, Huckabee’s and Stein’s prescriptions for “more … Continue reading →

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Ben Stein: Clinging to the Fiscal Cliff

Posted on December 10, 2012 by rj1340

Ben Stein weighed in on the looming fiscal cliff yesterday during one of his op-ed pieces on CBS’s Sunday Morning. While I may somewhat agree with Mr. Stein on his main thesis, I can’t help feeling a little skepticism about … Continue reading →

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